The next morning, I woke up in my hotel room. Maybe it was because I drank too much, but my head hurt a little. I felt like I was hugging something in my arms, but when I looked down and saw that it was a pillow … I couldn't help but feel disappointed.
By the time I got out of bed and ate breakfast, Zhou Xiaomeng had already left with her manager. He Yi had also talked to her about signing with Raincube's World Media. It was basically a done deal. From now on, Zhou Xiaomeng would belong to Raincube, and she would no longer be held back by Shanghai Shengyi or Wang Dongliang.
I drove back to Suzhou in the morning, ate lunch, and went online.
… …
Swhoosh!
After I appeared in Dark Moon City, I grabbed Coldness of the Nine States and went to repair my equipment. Then, I saw a group of Dragonlight Cavalry galloping out of the city gates. Tsk tsk, after using the Vassal Order to upgrade the city's attributes, the Dragonlight Cavalry's attack, defense, and speed had increased by a lot. They were a godly weapon for ambushes, interruptions, and reinforcements. High mobility made the Dragonlight Cavalry the kings of ground cavalry. Unless a power could create a pure dragonrider legion, there was no way they could compete with the Dragonlight Cavalry, who were far superior in both quantity and quality.
I restocked my potions and stored the normal Rank 10 Saint Spirit Potions and the 5 stacks of Rank 13 Dragonheart Orchid Concoction Lin Yixin had given me separately. I could only use Dragonheart Orchid Concoction during PvP and boss fights. Otherwise, I would have to use it sparingly. At the current stage of the game, there was only a limited supply of Dragonheart Orchid Concoction, and there were no more than 3 people who could make Rank 13 Dragonheart Potions besides Lin Yixin. The materials required were exorbitant, and the selling price was enough to discourage 99.9% of the players.
After that, I summoned Cute Little Naughty and gave her a Moonlight Walker set. A Level 220 Heaven-grade set definitely couldn't be the ultimate set, and it would slowly be phased out in the future. The other dozen or so Moonlight Walker sets were stored in the guild warehouse. They could be exchanged for with 700k guild contribution points, and the top seven or eight assassins in our main guild and subguilds only had 700k guild contribution points, so I decided not to sell them. They were good for strengthening our assassins. Also, I threw the Lantern Maiden set into the guild warehouse. More and more mages in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had the Holy Devil's Heart, and this set could greatly strengthen our first-rate mages. I also left one set for Moonlight Stone. She had just joined the guild and had almost zero contribution points, so I had to take care of her.
"Rustle …"
Fragmented footsteps came from behind. Cute Little Naughty turned around and said with a smile, "Big Brother Vice Alliance Master, Lu Buyi is here!"
"En!"
I also turned around and looked at Lu Buyi, who was dressed in plain clothes and had an elegant demeanor. I couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Buyi, what grade is your current weapon?"
Lu Buyi was stunned. "An Immortal artifact? What about it, boss?"
I reached into my bag and pulled out a fan that was covered in raging flames and enshrouded in draconic power. With a slight shake of my arm, the fan immediately let out a soft cry and a crimson dragon soul spiraled around it. It looked incredibly gorgeous. Lu Buyi looked at it and shuddered. "This fan, damn, it looks so OP …"
"Of course!"
I smiled, "This is a low-tier God Equipment, comparable to Saint Equipment and Cambrian God Equipment. How could it not be OP?"
Lu Buyi gripped the Iron Bone Fan and said decisively, "I can't accept a reward without doing anything, let alone a fan as high grade as a low-tier God Equipment …"
I raised the Hidden Dragon Fan and said, "I won't accept a reward for nothing, so I'll give this fan to you and deduct 1 million guild contribution points from you. Work hard, Lu Buyi. The Hidden Dragon Fan buffs all stratagems by 50%, which means that it also increases the Purple Dragon's stats by 50%. Your Purple Dragon can increase all stats by 150%, so who in the world can defeat 2000 Dragonlight Cavalrymen with you?"
I thought for a moment before saying, "For mobility, we need to raise a female knight who has enough Intimacy with you so that she can carry you when you march. That would be great …"
Cute Little Naughty said, "You don't have to worry about that. There is a female knight in the main guild's first legion, and she has a pretty good relationship with Lu Buyi. I heard that … they're about to develop a relationship …"
"Little Naughty … Don't talk nonsense …" Lu Buyi held a fan in his hand and said very awkwardly, "I've always followed the guild rules set by the guild leader. As a commander level management, I definitely won't mess around with female players in the guild …"
I smiled. "Buyi, it's fine. As long as you and I are willing, no one can stop you. Since you have a female knight, there shouldn't be any problems. Take the Hidden Dragon Fan. I'd be reluctant to give it to someone else!"
Lu Buyi nodded and accepted the fan. Then, he transferred 500,000 RMB to my account and said, "I know that this fan costs at least 3 million RMB, but I don't have that much money. That's why I'm using 500,000 RMB to buy this fan …"
Lu Buyi was a stubborn and obstinate person. Once he set his mind on something, he wouldn't change his mind. Furthermore, taking someone else's item for free wasn't something that could be tolerated in the eyes of our group. As a result, I gladly accepted the 500,000 RMB and said, "Alright, that's fine too. This way, I'll be able to account to the person who teamed up with us and created this fan ~"
Lu Buyi laughed. "Mn, I'm going to learn my skills now."
"Okay!"
… …
It was at this moment the entrance to the territory hall abruptly opened, and seven high-level mounted players rode into the hall. Two of them weren't riding a mount, but they were Dragon Knights. They were Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, Chaos Moon, Xu Yang, Heaven's Rain, Diamond Dust, and Chaos Moon. Every one of them had a serious expression on their faces.
"Lu Chen!"
Li Chengfeng ran up to me and asked, "Tell us, what happened to the Mad Purgatory Dragon?"
"What happened?" I asked.
Gui Guzi said anxiously, "Boss Broken Halberd, just tell us what happened to the Mad Purgatory Dragon. Boss Eve won't tell us anything, so we have no choice but to ask you!"
"What happened?" I asked in astonishment.
Xu Yang gripped his sword and said, "Little Piglet left the Mad Purgatory Dragon and even gave up his identity as a China player in the wee hours of the morning. What happened? Something must've happened to the Mad Purgatory Dragon!"
I fell silent for a moment before replying, "I don't want to talk about this because it hurts a girl, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. I won't tell you anything even if you ask me. All I can tell you is that Wang Dongliang and Roaming Dragon have betrayed Little Piglet. It doesn't matter what Little Piglet decides to do in the future, no matter what kind of revenge he takes, it's all within reason. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls should stay out of this if possible."
"But …"
Li Chengfeng pointed to the northwest and said, "Right now, Little Piglet is being hunted down by the Mad Purgatory Dragon at Cold Bone Ridge, a place that connects Vanished God City to the Outer Realm. He'll be able to leave the Outer Realm very soon. Should we stay out of this?
Candle Dragon, Warsky Alliance, Blazing Hot Lips, Purple Lily, and more have all sent their elite players to Cold Bone Ridge. It looks like they're all trying to recruit Little Piglet. What should we do? "
"Fuck!"
I clenched my fists. "They've gone too far! To think that the Mad Purgatory Dragon would send an army to hunt down Little Piglet! How shameless!"
Li Chengfeng nodded. "That's right. Roaming Dragon put out a bounty on Little Piglet this morning, claiming that Little Piglet betrayed the alliance and became a traitor. Everyone in the Mad Purgatory Dragon has the right to kill him, and anyone who kills Little Piglet will receive a reward of 1,000,000 RMB. That's why a lot of people are hunting Little Piglet right now. He's been deserted by everyone, and this is a godsend opportunity for any guild to recruit him …"
I pulled out Coldness of the Nine States and summoned the Ancient Divine Dragon. "Chengfeng, Little Gui, choose 5000 Dragonlight Cavalrymen and teleport to Vanished God City. We're going to use our high mobility to reach Cold Bone Ridge as soon as possible!"
"Mn!"
"Lu Buyi as well. Gui Guzi will control 3000 players with Knight God, and you'll control the remaining 2000 with Purple Dragon!"
"Got it!"
… …
Everyone moved toward the teleportation formation and teleported to Vanished God City!
Swhoosh!
The Dragonlight Cavalrymen appeared on the main road of Vanished God City. As expected, a mature female magic knight who looked to be around 27 years old grabbed Lu Buyi and pulled him onto her horse. Lu Buyi was only 24 years old, so he was already an old cow eating young grass. That being said, the mature female had a great body and a pretty face, so she didn't seem to be mistreating Lu Buyi. I couldn't help but smile at her from afar. "Buyi, you have good taste …"
Lu Buyi's expression turned awkward, but the mature female magic knight giggled. "Sorry for making you laugh at me, vice leader!!"
Me: "..."
Xu Yang waved his longsword. "Get on your horses and form a party!"
Lu Buyi added me to the party, and it didn't take long for all my stats to explosively increase by 150%. My heart was bursting with joy. Motherf * cker, just how high would my Defense and Attack be now? With both my Strength and Intelligence explosively increasing by 150%, it wasn't hard to imagine how few mages in the entire world would be able to harm me with Divine and Demon Break. In fact, if I had Divine and Demon Break, I would be able to kill mages myself...
"Our destination is Frost Bone Ridge. Let's go!"
I pointed my sword toward the northwest and said, "We're going to do a quest … er, I don't know what quest it is, so I'm just going to watch the show. As for whether we're going to attack or not, wait for my command. Everyone, let's go!"
Everyone let out a hearty laugh and followed me out of the city. Li Chengfeng and Gui Guzi gripped their weapons and leaped onto their Snow Crystal Dragon's back. It didn't take long for He Yi to show up as well. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had only mobilized 5000 players, but that alone was enough to move the hearts of the players of Vanished God City. After all, a guild with three high-level Dragon Knights was one of a kind in the entire world.
… …
A cold wind howled outside the city. Vanished God City was close to the north, and the forest was filled with players grinding. The silence of the forest was broken by the hoofprints of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls as they galloped through the forest, leaving messy hoofprints in their wake. The three Dragon Knights slowed down and tried their best not to stray too far from their formation. Fifteen minutes later, we arrived at Cold Bone Ridge. It was a canyon path, and the mountain range was covered in white bones. It looked like an ancient battlefield, and there were at least a hundred thousand players crammed into the canyon.
The fact that Little Piglet was able to cause such a huge commotion showed just how much the big guilds valued his personal strength.